Can a ski have a soul? Most theologians, as well as the murky dictates of common sense, would say no. But skis do not build themselves. They are the product of human minds and hands and eyes. They are not plucked at random from the universe of possibilities, but are...
A scene from the timeless classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail immortalized this mild protest from an unfortunate soul about to be tossed on a cart of medieval plague victims: “I’m not dead yet.” The lesson of this poignant vignette is, until the plague cart rolls...
If there is a single quality that epitomizes how great skiers ski, it’s fluidity. Fluidity is the application of technical skills to the opportunities the terrain and snow conditions provide. Fluidity is anticipation so precise every arc appears effortless. Fluidity...
When I orchestrated equipment reviews for Snow Country Magazine 25 years ago, all skis looked similar but the quality of the on-snow experience was all over the map. Today skis come in a wild array of widths, sidecuts and baselines that impart all sorts of...
